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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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